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UN General Assembly adopts its first resolution on safe, secure and trustworthy AI

Concerns UN General Assembly resolution 78/265 on safe, secure and trustworthy AI

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

UN General Assembly adopts its first resolution on safe, secure and trustworthy AI. Recorded on 21 March 2024. It concerns UN General Assembly resolution 78/265 on safe, secure and trustworthy AI. Resolution A/RES/78/265, adopted by consensus with more than 120 co-sponsors, encourages states to promote trustworthy AI for sustainable development and to develop governance frameworks.

Date
21 March 2024
Jurisdiction
International organisations (OECD, UNESCO, UN, G7, ISO)
Instrument
UN General Assembly resolution 78/265 on safe, secure and trustworthy AI
Impact
Routine
Status afterwards
Adopted
Official source
United Nations General Assembly

What changed?

Resolution A/RES/78/265, adopted by consensus with more than 120 co-sponsors, encourages states to promote trustworthy AI for sustainable development and to develop governance frameworks.

What does it mean in practice?

Non-binding, but it anchors AI governance in the UN system and led to the 2025 scientific panel and global dialogue.

Official source

A/RES/78/265United Nations General Assembly · 21 Mar 2024

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AIPolicyTracker (2026). “UN General Assembly adopts its first resolution on safe, secure and trustworthy AI” [AIPT-CHG-0059, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0059 (accessed 12 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Cite the official text alongside it: A/RES/78/265, United Nations General Assembly, https://docs.un.org/en/A/RES/78/265.

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  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{UN General Assembly adopts its first resolution on safe, secure and trustworthy AI}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2024-03-21-un-general-assembly-ai-resolution}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2024-03-21-un-general-assembly-ai-resolution},
  urldate      = {2026-11-12},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 12 November 2026}
}

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